title: Relining of an abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft 9 years after placement.
abstract: We describe a case of delayed failure with an aortic stent graft 104 months after the graft was initially placed. This case details an endovascular strategy of dealing with the loss of stent graft integrity and underscores the importance of continued follow-up of patients with aortic stent grafts.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, MedStar-Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Electronic address: paul.j.foley@medstar.net.
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vallabhajosyula
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Nimesh D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Grace J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome